1816
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From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a long, hard trip.
Abe
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From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
byenounUS /baɪ/
an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
being one more than seven
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
a social unit living together
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was a long, hard trip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
IndiananounUS /ˌɪndiˈænə/
a state in midwestern United States
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long, hard trip.
LincolnnounUS /ˈlɪŋkən/
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long, hard trip.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
not any; not one
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
many times at short intervals
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
and nothing more
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
oxennounUS /ˈɑːksən/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
a course of conduct
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
SpencernounUS /ˈspensər/
English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading It was a long, hard trip.
underbrushnounUS /ˈʌndərbrʌʃ/
the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They said good bye to their old home and friends and with their goods on a wagon drawn by oxen, slowly moved along.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading There were no such roads as we have; often there was only a path through the woods and at other times they had to cut down trees and tear away underbrush to get through.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The year Indiana was admitted into the Union, 1816, Thomas Lincoln moved his family to Spencer county in the southern part of that state.
a late time of life
From this reading Little Abe was nearly eight years old at this time.
